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Nearly 20,000 jobs could be lost if a hike in business rates goes ahead as planned, a report has warned.

Wolves are promoted to the Premier League following the home victory over QPR.

Reviewer’s rating **** If your idea of a perfect meal out is eating great food at a picturesque and cosy historic building in the oldest part of our county town, then Cathy Stanworth says this is the place for you.

Telford is being hit by a credit-crunch crime spree of false robbery and burglary claims worth up to £20,000 detectives said today.

Reviewer’s rating **** Pre-conceptions can sometimes be a terrible thing. Take my thoughts on The Bridge, at Trench, Telford, for example, writes James Shaw.

The former governor of the Bank of England has died, aged 70, following a long battle with cancer, the Bank of England said today.

The huge £250 million transformation of Telford town centre will be unveiled to the public for the first time next week, council chiefs said today.

Skipper Stuart Whitehead will be fit for AFC Telford United’s likely play-off campaign – despite missing a second straight game this afternoon.

Journalist Gurby Killilea cooks up some great Punjabi food that’s perfect for Shropshire Credit Munchers because it’s packed with flavour, uses high quality ingredients and costs next to nothing.

Shrewsbury Town’s forgotten goalkeeper Glyn Garner insists he hasn’t given up hope of forcing his way back into the plans of manager Paul Simpson.

Join in the fun at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes on Monday, May 25, for a wartime Bank Holiday festival.

More than 20 firefighters were called out to tackle a blaze which destroyed 15 tonnes of hay and straw in a barn and gutted a disused farmhouse in Shrewsbury in the early hours of today.

Today, the Duke of Edinburgh enters the history books with a record unlikely to be beaten, writes Shirley Tart.

A broken beer bottle was found partially buried in a football pitch near Shrewsbury – with a sharp piece of glass sticking out of the ground.

An investigation into the possible splitting of a Telford parish council has been branded a politically-motivated waste of money.

A predatory paedophile from Mid Wales, who is believed to be the first person to be convicted of rape of a child who has never been identified, has been jailed indefinitely.

A man was due to appear in court today charged with driving offences after a car hit a charity shop in Oswestry.

The winner of talent contest, Telford’s Got Talent, got a standing ovation from more than 500 people who had packed into a county theatre for the sell-out show.

Shropshire boasts some of the most magical market towns providing perfect places to stay and visit, according to tourism experts.

Shropshire Star reporter Abigail Bates puts her motoring skills to the test by tackling the Driving Standards Agency’s new “Pass Plus” challenge

Thieves are costing Shropshire taxpayers thousands of pounds due to the repeated thefts of metal drain covers across Shrewsbury.

Crowds of people braved wet weather near Bridgnorth to see their historic ferry service back in the water after two years on dry land.

The FTSE 100 closed one per cent higher to stay above the 4,000 mark for a second day.

A predatory paedophile from Mid Wales, whose rape victim has never been identified, was today jailed indefinitely.

Hundreds of jobs could be in jeopardy at a Telford military depot if the Government presses ahead with an anticipated sell-off of the defence supply industry, a Shropshire MP says.

Burglars ransacked the Telford home of an 85-year-old woman and fled with her savings while she was out shopping.

An ambitious scheme to transform the centre of Oswestry, building a supermarket and cinema on its main car park, was being unveiled in the town today.

Police are investigating world number two snooker player Stephen Maguire’s victory over Jamie Burnett at a match in Shropshire.

Twenty-five jobs have been saved at a redundancy-hit car parts company near the Shropshire/Welsh border, it was revealed today.

Employees at two Shropshire Royal Mail delivery offices which are facing the axe will hold crunch talks with union leaders next week.